Mons’ story
1 historic monument, none of them classé
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
- 1982First protected: Oppidum de Vié-Cioutat
MonsGard
A town of 1,813 in Gard, Occitanie.
Population
1,813
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€2,378
per m² · 56 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€10.63
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,450
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%
Is Mons a good place to live?
Mons has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,378/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
How Mons grades
Each subject compares Mons with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityD−Open →SchoolsDOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 0% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between D and B−C−Open →Cost of livingCOpen →Jobs & income7.6% unemploymentC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mons.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Mons is harder to get around on foot than 98% of compared French towns
2.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 7.6%. Mons has 250 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Mons, 0.3 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.8 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.4 mi away.
83.0%passed the brevetDSchool Grade
Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km
Mons83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Baptiste DumasNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 83%−6 pts |
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Mons has a higher adjusted death rate than 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Mons come to 100 per 100 predicted. 148 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, close to the 148 that France’s rates at each age predict. Life expectancy at birth in Gard is 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There is one general practitioner here.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Mons · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ales Cevennes
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ales Cevennes
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
HousingCost of living C
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mons than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.63/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
56 sales of houses and apartments in Mons, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,378/m². The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,378/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mons€2,378/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,381/m² | 55 |
€10.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.71 to €12.97/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Mons has fewer young adults than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
35% of adults hold a degree, above both Gard’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
46.5median age
MonsGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mons | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
1982
first monument protected
9%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mons
15pages on Mons
The big questions
Safety3.5 recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCost of livingCMedian €2,378/m² · rent €10.63/m² a monthHousing56 sales on record, the last three yearsSchoolsDOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealthC−1 GP · nearest emergency department 4 mi awayWork & commuteC+250 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Landmarks
Mons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Famous people from Mons
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mons yet.
Mons’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Saint-Privat-des-VieuxSalindresSaint-Hilaire-de-BrethmasRoussonAlèsSaint-Julien-les-RosiersMons
How the neighbors grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mons | 1,813 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 2.8 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 3.1 | D− | C− | B | D |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | 3.5 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 4.2 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Alès | 46,125 | 4.2 | C | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 4.8 | — | C | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mons
Is Mons safe?
Mons has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Mons good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mons expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,378/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mons grades C for cost of living.
About Mons
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Mons is a commune of 1,813 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
- Population
- 1,813 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération
- Département
- Gard (30)
- Région
- Occitanie
- Area
- 6.2 sq mi (16 km²)
- INSEE code
- 30173
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.